All posts by American Theatre Editors

The Subtext: Taking Wallace Shawn Seriously

This month, a talk with with a playwriting legend, whose most apocalyptic recent works are being released this week as podcasts.

When Mac Rogers and I met our playwriting hero, Wallace Shawn, we were honored—and confronted anew with his devastating plays.

My time at this storied Florida retreat was both relaxing and productive—and I was ready for the bugs this time.

After 16 years at the helm of the L.A. regional powerhouse, he’ll step aside at the end of this calendar year.

INTAR Theatre’s MicroTEATRO project celebrates a Manhattan district that may be poised to take off as a theatre destination.

After producing an air-clearing gathering last June, the organizers of CREAT ATL still have their eyes on accountability for the city’s theatres.

How a group of Black femme theatremakers made Kathleen Collins’s undersung work a site of communion and affirmation.

The slate includes works by Joanna Murray-Smith, Michael Hollinger, Donja R. Love, Lynn Nottage, and Ken Ludwig.

From Caffe Cino to The Theatre Offensive, a look back at gay, lesbian, trans, and queer theatre milestones.

The new movie musical can be experienced as a virtual beauty shop, where a multigenerational matriarchy keeps the faith and carries the stories.